Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assaults since the war began. The capital Kyiv was the primary target.

Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones in an all-night attack, injuring at least 23 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said early on Friday.

Explosions were heard in Kyiv on July 3 as Russia launched a wave of drones across Ukraine. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, confirmed that one drone was shot down over the capital.

Russia, which has been sending massive waves of drones and missiles against Ukraine, said the U.S. move would help end the war early.

A decision by Washington to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine triggered warnings in Kyiv on Wednesday that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying Russian air strikes and battlefield advances.